Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe NATURA 2000 Sites in German Offshore Waters /
This volume offers insight in the identification and selection procedure of marine protected areas in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the North - and Baltic Seas. EU Member States are obliged to establish a coherent network of protected areas, consisting of sites identified under the E...
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| Format: | Electrònic eBook |
| Idioma: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edició: | 1st ed. 2006. |
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| Accés en línia: | https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33291-X |
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Taula de continguts:
- MPAs in the German EEZ — conventions and legal aspects
- International conventions for marine nature conservation and marine protected areas relevant to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
- Marine Protected Areas in the EEZ in light of international and European Community law — Legal basis and aspects of implementation
- Site selection procedure
- Interpretation, identification and ecological assessment of the NATURA 2000 habitats “sandbank” and “reef”
- Rationale behind site selection for the NATURA 2000 network in the German EEZ
- Identification and assessments of habitats
- Identification of submarine banks in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea with the aid of TIN modelling
- Identification of submarine hard-bottom substrates in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea EEZ with high-resolution acoustic seafloor imaging
- Search for particularly valuable benthic areas within the German North Sea EEZ
- Benthic assessment of marine areas of particular ecological importance within the German Baltic Sea EEZ
- Identification and assessments of sites — fish, mammals and birds
- Survey of NATURA 2000 fish species in the German North and Baltic Seas
- Utilisation of time and space by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) determined by new remote-sensing methods
- Evaluating the distribution and density of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in selected areas in German waters
- Seasonal and geographical variation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) habitat use in the German Baltic Sea monitored by passive acoustic methods (PODs)
- Identification of areas of seabird concentrations in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea using aerial and ship-based surveys
- The MINOS project: ecological assessments of possible impacts of offshore wind energy projects
- Public awareness and consultation
- Consultation and public involvement
- Raising public awareness — “HabitatMareNATURA2000.de”.